Rabbi Daniel Lapin

This morning for our devotional at Lampo, we had the privilege of hearing Rabbi Daniel Lapin speak. He delivered a very good message on how we look at money. He discussed how money can be seen as a spiritual thing as opposed to a physical thing. I don't really want to get into all of the details that he discussed because you can get the gist of it from his book Thou Shall Prosper.

Rabbi Lapin will also be a guest on The Dave Ramsey Show later today. You can catch the show live online between 2-5pm EST.

If you want to learn more about Rabbi Lapin you can visit his Web site Lifecodex.

Daniel Lapin (born c. 1950) is a political commentator and American Orthodox rabbi living on Mercer Island, Washington, and the founder of Toward Tradition (a conservative Jewish-Christian organization). He also once headed the Pacific Jewish Center in Venice, Los Angeles, California,(as well as the Commonwealth Loan Company and the Cascadia Business Institute). Lapin is co-chair of the conservative American Alliance of Jews and Christians.... (More from Wikipedia)

Thou Shall Prosper

Last night on the FOX Business Network, Dave Ramsey did a phone interview with businessman and author, Rabbi Daniel Lapin. Rabbi Lapin authored the book Thou Shall Prosper. Dave recently gave everyone in his company a copy of this book and it's now on his recommended reading list.

It will take you some time to work through this book. It's full of wisdom. Growing up in a Christian environment, I have to tell you that it was refreshing to hear business and Biblical teaching from the perspective of the Jewish culture. I can't begin to share with you all of the nuggets I gained from this book but one thing the book does is breakdown the stereotypes associated with business and Jews and gives a clearer picture of how the Jewish culture by its nature and integrity breathes life into successful business.

It's a good read. The only thing I would have changed is the title. I have nothing against prospering, I just wouldn't have picked it up on my own with the King James feel in the title.